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Part ORO - ANNEX III - Organisational Requirement for Air Operations

responsibility to initiate an evacuation and other emergency procedures; and
(viii) the importance of safety duties and responsibilities and the need to respond
promptly and effectively to emergency situations.
(2) Fire and smoke training:
(i) reactions to emergencies involving fire and smoke and identification of the
fire sources;
(ii) the classification of fires and the appropriate type and techniques of
application of extinguishing agents, the consequences of misapplication, and
of use in a confined space; and
(iii) the general procedures of ground-based emergency services at aerodromes.
(3) When conducting extended overwater operations, water survival training, including
the use of personal flotation equipment.
(4) Before first operating on an aircraft fitted with life-rafts or other similar equipment,
training on the use of this equipment, including practice in water.
(5) Survival training appropriate to the areas of operation (e.g. polar, desert, jungle, sea
or mountain).
(6) Aero-medical aspects and first aid, including:
(i) instruction on first aid and the use of first-aid kits; and
(ii) the physiological effects of flying.
(7) Effective communication between technical crew members and flight crew
members, including common language and terminology.
ORO.TC.120 Operator conversion training
Each technical crew member shall complete:
(a) operator conversion training, including relevant CRM elements,
(1) before being first assigned by the operator as a technical crew member; or
(2) when changing to a different aircraft type or class, if any of the equipment or
procedures mentioned in (b) are different.
(b) Operator conversion training shall include:
(1) the location and use of all safety and survival equipment carried on the aircraft;
(2) all normal and emergency procedures;
(3) on-board equipment used to carry out duties in the aircraft or on the ground for the
purpose of assisting the pilot during HEMS, HHO or NVIS operations.
ORO.TC.120&.125 AMC1 Operator conversion training and differences training
ELEMENTS
(a) Operator conversion training mentioned in ORO.TC.120 (b) and differences training
mentioned in ORO.TC.125 should include the following:
(1) Fire and smoke training, including practical training in the use of all fire fighting
equipment as well as protective clothing representative of that carried in the aircraft.
Each technical crew member should:
(i) extinguish a fire characteristic of an aircraft interior fire except that, in the
case of Halon extinguishers, an alternative extinguishing agent may be used;
and
(ii) practise the donning and use of protective breathing equipment (when fitted)
in an enclosed, simulated smoke-filled environment.
(2) Practical training on operating and opening all normal and emergency exits for
passenger evacuation in an aircraft or representative training device and
demonstration of the operation of all other exits.
(3) Evacuation procedures and other emergency situations, including:
(i) recognition of planned or unplanned evacuations on land or water — this
training should include recognition of unusable exits or unserviceable
evacuation equipment;
(ii) in-flight fire and identification of fire source; and
(iii) other in-flight emergencies.
(4) When the flight crew is more than one, training on assisting if a pilot becomes
incapacitated, including a demonstration of:
(i) the pilot's seat mechanism;
(ii) fastening and unfastening the pilot's seat restraint system;
(iii) use of the pilot's oxygen equipment, when applicable; and
(iv) use of pilots' checklists.
(5) Training on, and demonstration of, the location and use of safety equipment,
including the following:
(i) life rafts, including the equipment attached to, and/or carried in, the raft,
where applicable;
(ii) life jackets, infant life jackets and flotation devices, where applicable;
(iii) fire extinguishers;
(iv) crash axe or crow bar;
(v) emergency lights, including portable lights;
(vi) communication equipment, including megaphones;
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